unresolved - 12 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | unresolved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain; not settled |
| Synonyms: | changing, doubtful, hesitant, hesitating, incomplete, indecisive, irresolute, moot, pending, unanswered, undecided, undetermined, unfinished, unsettled, up in the air, vacillating, vague, betwixt and between, faltering, hot and cold, open to question, problematical, pussyfooting, unconcluded, unsolved, waffling |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, settled, sure, resolved, solved |
| Main Entry: | ambivalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conflicting |
| Synonyms: | clashing, contradictory, debatable, doubtful, equivocal, hesitant, inconclusive, irresolute, mixed, opposed, uncertain, undecided, unresolved, unsure, vacillating, warring, wavering, fluctuating |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, settled, sure, unequivocal, resolved |
| Main Entry: | conjectural |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speculative |
| Synonyms: | academic, assumed, doubtful, guessing, hypothetical, putative, reputed, supposed, suspect, tentative, theoretical, uncertain, unresolved, figured, guesstimated, on a hunch, on a long shot, suppositional, suppositious, suppositive, surmised, surmising |
| Antonyms: | certain, factual, real, truthful, proven |
| Main Entry: | insoluble |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mysterious, unable to be solved or answered |
| Synonyms: | baffling, difficult, impenetrable, indecipherable, inexplicable, inextricable, obscure, unaccountable, unfathomable, unresolved, unsolvable, irresolvable, mystifying, unconcluded, unsolved |
| Antonyms: | explainable, explicable, obvious, open, solvable |
| Main Entry: | moot |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, arguable |
| Synonyms: | controversial, debatable, disputable, dubious, open, problematic, questionable, suspect, uncertain, undecided, unresolved, unsettled, at issue, contestable, open to debate |
| Antonyms: | decided, definite, proven, resolved |
| Main Entry: | uncertain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, changeable |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, ambivalent, chancy, conjectural, dubious, erratic, fitful, hazy, hesitant, iffy*, incalculable, inconstant, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, insecure, irregular, irresolute, precarious, questionable, risky, speculative, unclear, undecided, undetermined, unforeseeable, unpredictable, unreliable, unresolved, unsettled, unsure, up in the air, vacillating, vague, variable, wavering, hanging by a thread, on thin ice, touch and go, unconfirmed, unfixed, up for grabs |
| Antonyms: | certain, clear, definite, determined, secure, sure, unchanging, foreseeable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | up in the air |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very uncertain |
| Synonyms: | chancy, debatable, doubtful, iffy, pending, questionable, tentative, uncertain, undecided, undetermined, unfinished, unresolved, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | certain, finished, settled, resolved |
| Main Entry: | doubtful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not believing |
| Synonyms: | agnostic, confused, disconcerted, distracted, distrustful, disturbed, doubting, dubious, equivocal, faithless, hesitant, hesitating, indecisive, irresolute, lost, perplexed, puzzled, questioning, skeptical, suspicious, tentative, theoretical, troubled, uncertain, undecided, unresolved, unsettled, unsure, vacillating, wavering, baffled, discomposed, faltering, flustered, in a quandary, in clouds, in dilemma, like doubting Thomas, not following, of two minds, unconvinced, without belief |
| Notes: | a person is capable of doubting, whereas a thing is dubitable; dubious, unlike doubtful, carries the connotation of suspicion |
| Antonyms: | believing, certain, confident, convinced, sure, trusting |
| Main Entry: | lukewarm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indifferent, unenthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, chilly, cold, cool, halfhearted, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, phlegmatic, tepid, uncertain, uncommitted, unconcerned, undecided, uninterested, unresolved, unresponsive, wishy-washy* |
| Antonyms: | enthusiastic, excited, happy, interested, warm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsettled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not decided, taken care of |
| Synonyms: | debatable, doubtful, dubious, due, immature, moot, open, outstanding, overdue, owing, payable, pending, problematic, uncertain, unclear, undecided, undetermined, unpaid, unresolved, betwixt and between, clouded, dubitable, in arrears, pendent, unfixed, up for grabs, waffling |
| Antonyms: | certain, decided, definite, settled, sure |
| Main Entry: | outstanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | referring to an unpaid debt |
| Synonyms: | due, mature, ongoing, open, overdue, owing, payable, pending, remaining, unresolved, unsettled, uncollected |
| Antonyms: | paid, settled, resolved |
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undecided |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, arguable, controversial, debatable, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, indecisive, moot, problematic, questionable, uncertain, unresolved, unsettled, up in the air, dubitable, in question, up for discussion, yet to be decided |
| Antonyms: | certain, decided, definite, sure |
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